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January 18, 2013 Bonnie Nelson ’08 on top of a bactrian camel in Mongolia. (Photo courtesy of Bonnie Nelson) A volunteer experience in an elementary school sets alum on path to Mongolia By Barbara Clements University Communications After growing up in a small town near Chehalis, Wash., Bonnie Nelson ’08 at first wanted to just “be a face” in the crowd, and chose to go to a large public state university, rather than Pacific Lutheran University. She soon realized this was a mistake. “I knew
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The Adaptation of Learning Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Levia Roskopf '21Creative Writing MajorIn March 2020 PLU shifted to online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “How will classes work? Will there still be group projects? Will Capstone presentations still happen? How long will it be like this?”These are just some of the questions students and faculty alike were asking. The process of teaching changed in this time, professors have found themselves altering
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Streaming Concerts now a permanent reality Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 21, 2012 October 21, 2012 In early September, three small, black video cameras were installed in Lagerquist Concert Hall and on September 25, 2012, PLU streamed its first live concert – the President’s Inaugural Concert. Moving forward, streaming live concerts will become a permanent aspect of SOAC and PLU. These robotic cameras, a result of a joint capital improvement request between the School of Arts and
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an essay written. Due by next Tuesday. The class groans. Hanging on the walls are football and baseball memorabilia. There is a life-size, signed, Ichiro Suzuki cutout that seems to be staring at Homfeldt’s collections of barf bags hanging on another wall. “Instead of post cards, I ask me students to send me these,” he says. He’s going for the world record of 3,307. “When people find out what I do, they think I have a bit of a screw loose to teach this age,” he says. Homfeldt, 42, completed his
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Summer 2017 Research Opportunities in Dallas, TX Posted by: alemanem / October 28, 2016 October 28, 2016 Research Opportunities Available in the Dallas, TX Region This Coming Summer University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center is offering a number of paid summer undergraduate programs from June 5th through August 11, 2017. These programs relate to: Chemistry (QP-SURF) Biomedical research (SURF) Cancer research (SURF-Cancer) Kidney disease research (SURISKD). The application deadline
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Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis (NESLS) Program at ORNL Posted by: alemanem / December 3, 2018 December 3, 2018 Now accepting applications for spring and summer 2019! Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis (NESLS) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory The Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis (NESLS) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) provides nuclear engineering research opportunities and associated activities for current undergraduate
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June 29, 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0eHyaJ26Ks Patience and a good ear essential in studying elusive crossbills, which live, breed and sing in the canopy By Barbara Clements Having a conversation with Julie Smith is a stop and go affair. In mid-conversation, she’ll stop, and listen. And then pick up the thread without missing a beat. Smith, an assistant professor of biology, and biology major Aaron Grossberg ’12, are picking their way on a muddy trail to a beach near La Push, Wash
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February 9, 2014 Coach Justin Eckstein, left, addresses the Speech and Debate team, including Pam Barker ’14 (behind Eckstein) and David Mooney ’14 (corner of table). (Photo: John Struzenberg / PLU student) You Can’t Argue with Success PLU Speech and Debate Carries on a Tradition of Excellence By Katie Baumann ’14 At a liberal-arts college such as Pacific Lutheran University—where open dialogue is not just encouraged but expected—a healthy argument between students is a common occurrence. But
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serve you in your professional and personal life — from offering perspective to helping you land a job. 5. Master of Science in Marketing Analytics (MSMA)Companies and organizations rely on consumer data now more than ever to operate their businesses successfully, and the need for data-fluent individuals is on the rise. As a marketing analyst, you’ll add value to any organization by providing the research, insight and analysis needed to make major business decisions. As a field, marketing research
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How First Gens thrive Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 28, 2018 Image: First in the family group photo made up of staff, faculty, and students at PLU, Friday, April 27, 2018. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 28, 2018 By Nicole GonzalesResidential LifeI am proud to be a first-generation college graduate, or what Pacific Lutheran University calls “first in the family” — someone whose parents didn’t graduate from four-year, degree-granting institutions in the U.S.Navigating college
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